Symposium Hero

Overview

Welcome to the 75th Annual New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology Symposium:

A Legacy of Sight A Future of Clarity

Non-Members Registration Member Registration

It will be held January 30th - February 1st, 2026 at the Sheraton New Orleans

A dedicated website is now available for your attendees to book their hotel rooms online. Reservations can be made now at this web address:

Booking Website

Reservations will not be available after January 9th, 2026.

2026 Annual Symposium Program

New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology 75th Annual Symposium

January 30th - February 1st, 2026

Thursday, Jan 29th
Waterbury Foyer 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Registration
Mr. Oso Restaurant 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Social Event sponsored by Rayner SGL, 75th Anniversary Party "Shine Bright Like a Diamond"
Friday, Jan 30th
Waterbury Foyer 6:30 AM - 7:55 AM Registration
6:45 AM - 7:55 AM Breakfast
Waterbury/Lagniappe 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 1 - Cataract
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM (Negative) Dysphotopsias: A Better Understanding - Dr. Steve Safran
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM The Complex Cataract Toolbox - Dr. Beeran Meghpara
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Best of Cataract Coach - Dr. Devgan with Dr. Safran & Dr. Meghpara
Waterbury/Lagniappe 10:15-10:45 Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 2 - Peds
Rhythms Ballroom 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM AI in Opthamology - Dr. David Granet
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Reading and Learning - Dr. David Granet
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Lessons from Superheroes - Dr. David Granet
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Strabismus Misadventures in Refractive Surgery - Dr. Monte Del Monte
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM What Have We Learned from the PEDIG Amblyopia Treatment Studies - Dr. Monte Del Monte
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM Q & A Session - Dr. Granet & Dr. Del Monte
Borgne 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Session 3 - Glaucoma
Rhythms Ballroom 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Insights on Laser Trabeculoplasty – Analysis of the IRIS Registry - Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Acute Glaucoma - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Trabeculectomy Techniques in Adults and Children - PM Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM Basics/Fundamentals of Tube Shunt Surgery - Dr. Mary Qiu
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM GlaucHome - Remote Monitoring of Glaucoma - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala
Waterbury/Lagniappe 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 4 - Mix
Rhythms Ballroom 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Current Approach to Pediatric Cataract Surgery: Lessons Learned from the IATS/ TATS Studies and my Experience - Dr. Monte Del Monte
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Cataract and Claucoma - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Angle-Based-MIGS for Secondary Open Angle Glaucoma - Dr. Mary Qiu
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Robotic Cataract Surgery and the Future of AI in Cataract Surgery - Dr. Uday Devgan
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Q & A Roundtable: The Role of MIGS in Cataract Surgery and Innovations in In- Office Procedures - Dr. Del Monte, Dr. Ayyala, Dr. Qiu & Dr. Devgan
Nottoway 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Hans Bruhn, Risk Manager at Opthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC) - Workshop: Topic TBD
Roux Bistro at Sheraton 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM NOAO President's Reception
Saturday, Jan 31st
Waterbury Foyer 6:30 AM - 7:55 AM Registration
6:45 AM - 7:55 AM Breakfast
Waterbury/Lagniappe 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PM Exhibit Hall
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 5 - Glaucoma
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM GATT Techniques, Considerations, and Complications - Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Slitlamp Procedures in Glaucoma - Anterior Segment - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Feared Complications of Glaucoma Surgery - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Tube Shunt Techniques in Adults and Children - Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Binocular Disturbance after Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation - Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Q & A Roundtable: Dr. Chang presents cases for Tube Shunt - Dr. Chang & Dr. Ayyala
Waterbury/Lagniappe 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 6 - Peds
Rhythms Ballroom 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM What is New That Every Opthamologist Should Know About the Superior Oblique Muscle - Dr. David Hunter
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Partial Tendon Recession for Small Angle Vertical Strabismus - Dr. Monte Del Monte
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Tips and Tricks for Re-Operations in Strabismus Surgery - Dr. David Hunter
11:00 AM - 11:30 PM Thyroid - Part 1 - Dr. David Granet
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Thyroid - Part 2 - Dr. David Granet
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Q & A Roundtable: Case-Based Roundtable provided by Dr. Hunter - Dr. Hunter, Dr. Del Monte & Dr. Granet
Borgne 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Session 7 - Cataract 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Cataract Complications: Phaco Wound Burn, Iatrogenic Capsule Trauma, Pupilloplasty - Dr. Uday Devgan
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Pre-op Cataract Patient with Keratoconus: What Do I Do? - Dr. Beeran Meghpara
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Iris Suturing Techniques - Dr. Uday Devgan
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM Pearls for Refractive IOL Exchange - Dr. Steve Safran
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Secrets to Dealing with Zonulopathy During Cataract Surgery - Dr. Uday Devgan
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Overview of Complex Cataract Surgery ...Pearls for Complex Cataract Surgery Cases - Dr. Steve Safran
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Q & A Roundtable: Complex Cataract Surgeries (Dr. Safran) - Dr. Safran, Dr. Devgan & Dr. Meghpara
Waterbury/Lagniappe 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 8 - Glaucoma
Rhythms Ballroom 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Decision Making in Glaucoma - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala
4:00 pm - 4:15 PM Mixing MIGS to Save the Day - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM Neovascular Glaucoma - Dr. Mary Qiu
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM Tube Shunt Revision Surgery - Dr. Mary Qiu
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Tube Tricks - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala
Nottoway 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Workshop: Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: From Innovation to Implementation - Jeffery Daigrepont, Senior Vice-President at Coker Group
Galatoire's Restaurant 7:00:00 PM - 9:00 PM Speakers' Dinner Honoring & Celebrating Event Speakers and NOAO Leadership
Sunday, Feb 1st
Waterbury Foyer 6:45 AM - 7:55 AM Breakfast
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 9 - Cataract
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Dead Bags, Zombie Bags and the UGHusual Suspects - Dr. Steve Safran
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM How to Perform an In-the-Bag IOL Exchange - Dr. Beeran Meghpara
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Anterior Segment Surgery plus Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Middle Ground or Out of Bounds. - Dr. Steve Safran
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Performing Cataract Surgery Through a Cloudy Cornea - Dr. Beeran Meghpara
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Complicated Case Presentations and Discussion - Dr. Steve Safran
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM The Future for the Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction - Dr. Beeran Meghpara
Waterbury/Lagniappe 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Break
Session 10 - Peds
Rhythms Ballroom 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Botulinum Toxin for Pediatric Strabismus OR Botulinum and Bupivacaine for Strabismus Management - Dr. David Hunter
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Diplopia from Pterygium - Dr. David Granet
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Reconsidering Bifocals in the Management of Accommodative Esotropia - Dr. David Hunter
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM A New Protocol for Surgical Management of Residual Accommodative Strabismus - Dr. Monte Del Monte
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Words to Live By - Words and Phrases Kids Use Today! - Dr. David Granet
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Drs. Hunter, Del Monte & Dr. Granet Q & A Session
Rhythms Ballroom 12:00 PM Closing Remarks
Thursday, Jan 29th

Waterbury Foyer

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Registration

Mr. Oso Restaurant

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Social Event sponsored by Rayner SGL, 75th Anniversary Party "Shine Bright Like a Diamond"

Friday, Jan 30th

Waterbury Foyer

6:30 AM - 7:55 AM

Registration

6:45 AM - 7:55 AM

Breakfast

Waterbury/Lagniappe

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 1 - Cataract - -

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

(Negative) Dysphotopsias: A Better Understanding - Dr. Steve Safran

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

The Complex Cataract Toolbox - Dr. Beeran Meghpara

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Best of Cataract Coach - Dr. Devgan with Dr. Safran & Dr. Meghpara

Waterbury/Lagniappe

10:15-10:45

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 2 - Peds - -

Rhythms Ballroom

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

AI in Opthamology - Dr. David Granet

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Reading and Learning - Dr. David Granet

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Lessons from Superheroes - Dr. David Granet

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Strabismus Misadventures in Refractive Surgery - Dr. Monte Del Monte

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

What Have We Learned from the PEDIG Amblyopia Treatment Studies - Dr. Monte Del Monte

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Q & A Session - Dr. Granet & Dr. Del Monte

Borgne

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

Session 3 - Glaucoma - -

Rhythms Ballroom

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Insights on Laser Trabeculoplasty – Analysis of the IRIS Registry - Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Acute Glaucoma - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Trabeculectomy Techniques in Adults and Children - PM Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Basics/Fundamentals of Tube Shunt Surgery - Dr. Mary Qiu

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

GlaucHome - Remote Monitoring of Glaucoma - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala

Waterbury/Lagniappe

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 4 - Mix - -

Rhythms Ballroom

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Current Approach to Pediatric Cataract Surgery: Lessons Learned from the IATS/ TATS Studies and my Experience - Dr. Monte Del Monte

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Cataract and Claucoma - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Angle-Based-MIGS for Secondary Open Angle Glaucoma - Dr. Mary Qiu

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Robotic Cataract Surgery and the Future of AI in Cataract Surgery - Dr. Uday Devgan

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Q & A Roundtable: The Role of MIGS in Cataract Surgery and Innovations in In- Office Procedures - Dr. Del Monte, Dr. Ayyala, Dr. Qiu & Dr. Devgan

Nottoway

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Hans Bruhn, Risk Manager at Opthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC) - Workshop: Topic TBD

Roux Bistro at Sheraton

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

NOAO President's Reception

Saturday, Jan 31st

Waterbury Foyer

6:30 AM - 7:55 AM

Registration

6:45 AM - 7:55 AM

Breakfast

Waterbury/Lagniappe

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

PM Exhibit Hall

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 5 - Glaucoma - -

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

GATT Techniques, Considerations, and Complications - Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Slitlamp Procedures in Glaucoma - Anterior Segment - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Feared Complications of Glaucoma Surgery - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Tube Shunt Techniques in Adults and Children - Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Binocular Disturbance after Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation - Dr. Ta Chen Peter Chang

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Q & A Roundtable: Dr. Chang presents cases for Tube Shunt - Dr. Chang & Dr. Ayyala

Waterbury/Lagniappe

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 6 - Peds - -

Rhythms Ballroom

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

What is New That Every Opthamologist Should Know About the Superior Oblique Muscle - Dr. David Hunter

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Partial Tendon Recession for Small Angle Vertical Strabismus - Dr. Monte Del Monte

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Tips and Tricks for Re-Operations in Strabismus Surgery - Dr. David Hunter

11:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Thyroid - Part 1 - Dr. David Granet

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Thyroid - Part 2 - Dr. David Granet

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Q & A Roundtable: Case-Based Roundtable provided by Dr. Hunter - Dr. Hunter, Dr. Del Monte & Dr. Granet

Borgne

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

Session 7 - Cataract - 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM - Cataract Complications: Phaco Wound Burn, Iatrogenic Capsule Trauma, Pupilloplasty - Dr. Uday Devgan

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Pre-op Cataract Patient with Keratoconus: What Do I Do? - Dr. Beeran Meghpara

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Iris Suturing Techniques - Dr. Uday Devgan

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Pearls for Refractive IOL Exchange - Dr. Steve Safran

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Secrets to Dealing with Zonulopathy During Cataract Surgery - Dr. Uday Devgan

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Overview of Complex Cataract Surgery ...Pearls for Complex Cataract Surgery Cases - Dr. Steve Safran

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Q & A Roundtable: Complex Cataract Surgeries (Dr. Safran) - Dr. Safran, Dr. Devgan & Dr. Meghpara

Waterbury/Lagniappe

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 8 - Glaucoma - -

Rhythms Ballroom

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Decision Making in Glaucoma - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala

4:00 pm - 4:15 PM

Mixing MIGS to Save the Day - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Neovascular Glaucoma - Dr. Mary Qiu

4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Tube Shunt Revision Surgery - Dr. Mary Qiu

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Tube Tricks - Dr. Ramesh Ayyala

Nottoway

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Workshop: Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: From Innovation to Implementation - Jeffery Daigrepont, Senior Vice-President at Coker Group

Galatoire's Restaurant

7:00:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Speakers' Dinner Honoring & Celebrating Event Speakers and NOAO Leadership

Sunday, Feb 1st

Waterbury Foyer

6:45 AM - 7:55 AM

Breakfast

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 9 - Cataract - -

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Dead Bags, Zombie Bags and the UGHusual Suspects - Dr. Steve Safran

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

How to Perform an In-the-Bag IOL Exchange - Dr. Beeran Meghpara

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Anterior Segment Surgery plus Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Middle Ground or Out of Bounds. - Dr. Steve Safran

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Performing Cataract Surgery Through a Cloudy Cornea - Dr. Beeran Meghpara

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Complicated Case Presentations and Discussion - Dr. Steve Safran

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

The Future for the Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction - Dr. Beeran Meghpara

Waterbury/Lagniappe

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Break

Session 10 - Peds - -

Rhythms Ballroom

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Botulinum Toxin for Pediatric Strabismus OR Botulinum and Bupivacaine for Strabismus Management - Dr. David Hunter

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Diplopia from Pterygium - Dr. David Granet

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Reconsidering Bifocals in the Management of Accommodative Esotropia - Dr. David Hunter

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

A New Protocol for Surgical Management of Residual Accommodative Strabismus - Dr. Monte Del Monte

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Words to Live By - Words and Phrases Kids Use Today! - Dr. David Granet

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Drs. Hunter, Del Monte & Dr. Granet Q & A Session

Rhythms Ballroom

12:00 PM

Closing Remarks

2026 SPEAKERS

Beeran  Meghpara, MD

Beeran
Meghpara, MD

Fellowship-trained ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, cataract, and laser refractive surgery.

David  Granet, MD

David
Granet, MD

Anne Ratner Chair of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Director of the Children's Eye Center at UC San Diego

David  Hunter, MD, PhD

David
Hunter, MD, PhD

Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at Boston Children's Hospital and a Professor at Harvard Medical School

Mary  Qui, MD

Mary
Qui, MD

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Chicago

Monte  Del Monte, MD

Monte
Del Monte, MD

Director of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus and Skillman Professor at the University of Michigan

Ramesh Ramesh Ayyala, MD

Ramesh
Ramesh Ayyala, MD

Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of South Florida (USF) and holds the James P. and Heather Gills Chair

Steven  Safran, MD, PA

Steven
Safran, MD, PA

Board Certified, fellowship-trained Cornea Specialist

Uday  Devgan, MD

Uday
Devgan, MD

World-renowned ophthalmologist specializing in cataract and refractive surgery in Los Angeles.

2025 Session Handouts

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10

2025 Annual Symposium Program

New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology 74th Annual Symposium

February 20-23, 2025 Sheraton New Orleans

Thursday, Feb 20th
Waterbury Foyer 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Registration
Mr. Oso 8:00 PM-10:00 PM Superhero Soiree
Friday, Feb 21st
Waterbury Foyer 6:30 AM - 7:55 AM Registration
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Waterbury/Lagniappe 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 1 Retina Presiding Officer-
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:15AM Retinal Imaging in 2025 - Matthew Cunningham, MD
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM OCT Interpretation for the Busy Provider - Matthew Cunningham, MD
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Treatment Protocols and Updates - Matthew Cunningham, MD
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Ocular Tumor Review - Matthew Cunningham, MD
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Q&A - Drs. Cunningham and Danzig
Waterbury/Lagniappe 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 2 Anterior Segment Presiding Officer-
Rhythms Ballroom 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Introducing the Light Adjustable Lens and LAL+ - Priya Mathews, MD
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Managing the Panoply of Premium IOLs - Michael Snyder, MD
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Introducing a New Trifocal/EDOF Lens- The Odyssey - Priya Mathews, MD
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Update on Secondary Intraocular Lenses - Matthew Cunningham, MD
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM What to Do with the Unhappy(Premium IOL?) Patient - Michael Snyder, MD
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Vitrectomy for Visually Significant Floaters - Matthew Cunningham, MD
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Roundtable: Tips/Tricks to Minimize Post Malcontent - Drs. Cunningham, Mathews, and Snyder
Borgne 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Session 3 Neuro Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Five Easy Steps in Evaluating Unexplained Visual Loss - Andrew Lee, MD
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Optic Neuritis: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Andrew Lee, MD
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Typical and Atypical Optic Neuritis - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Five Neuroimaging Studies Every Ophthalmologist Needs to Know - Andrew Lee, MD
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Q&A - Drs. Henderson and Lee
Waterbury/Lagniappe 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 4 Retina Presiding Officer-
Rhythms Ballroom 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Aviceda Trial for Dry Eye AMD - Carl Danzig, MD
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM GA… Who to Treat? A Case Series - Carl Danzig, MD
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Ocular Therapeutix SOL Trial… TKI's for Wet AMD - Carl Danzig, MD
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM 4DMT Gene Therapy for Wet AMD - Carl Danzig, MD
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Combination Therapy for DME - Michael Singer, MD
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Roundtable: New Treatment Modalities: Promise vs. Mirage Photobiomodulation - Drs. Cunningham and Danzig
Nottoway 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Workshop: Lessons Learned from Glaucoma Claims: Closing the Loop, Medical Record Amendments, and Comanagement Guidance- Hans K. Bruhn
Roux Bistro 5:30 - 8:00 PM President's Reception
Saturday, Feb 22nd
Waterbury Foyer 6:30 AM - 7:55 AM Registration
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Waterbury/Lagniappe 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 5 Anterior Segment Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Corneal Crosslinking for Keratoconus and Post-LASIK Ectasia - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Iris Prosthesis: the Six Techniques that Cover Every Case - Michael Snyder, MD
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Surgical Management of Fuchs Dystrophy and Corneal Edema - Priya Mathews, MD
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM A Novel Quick-Set Temporary Keratoprosthesis: Making Lemons into Lemonade - Michael Snyder, MD
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Diagnosis of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Treatment of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease - Priya Mathews, MD
Waterbury/Lagniappe 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 6 Neuro Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Giant Cell Arteritis - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Five Diagnoses You Cannot Afford to Miss - Andrew Lee, MD
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Toxic/Nutritional Optic Neuropathy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
11:00 AM - 11:15 PM Five Visual Field Rules: How to Not Miss the Brain Tumor - Andrew Lee, MD
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Third Nerve Palsy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Sixth Nerve Palsy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Roundtable: Functional Vision Loss- When and Where Does the Buck Stop - Drs. Lee and Henderson
Borgne 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break
Session 7 Retina Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM Management of Retinal Detachments - Matthew Cunningham, MD
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Real World Studies on Steroids - Michael Singer, MD
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Heads Up 3D Visualization in Vitreoretinal Surgery - Matthew Cunningham, MD
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM IOP in Real Life Studies for Steroids - Michael Singer, MD
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Real World Studies for AMD and DME - Michael Singer, MD
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Vasculitis after Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Q&A - Drs. Cunningham and Singer
Waterbury/Lagniappe 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Break and Visit the Exhibits
Session 8 Anterior Segment Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Incorporating Practice-Wide Protocols for Light Adjustable Lens (Including Co-Managed Care) - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
4:00 pm - 4:15 PM Nanophthalmos, Scleral Windows, and IZH: Managing the Tiny Eye While Avoiding Effusions and Malignant Glaucoma - Michael Snyder, MD
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM The Latest in LASIK and PRK - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Iris Extirpation, Iris Prosthesis, and Endothelial Keratoplasty: A New Paradigm for "Doomed" Transplants - Michael Snyder, MD
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Introducing the EVO ICL: An Alternative to LASIK - Priya Mathews, MD
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Cool Complex Cataracts- Trauma! - Michael Snyder, MD
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Round Table: Risk Benefits Alternatives: Pros and Cons of Combined vs Staged Surgery - Drs. De Rojas, Snyder and Mathews
Nottoway 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Workshop Resident Poster Presentations
Roux Bistro 7:00:00 PM Speakers' Dinner
Sunday, Feb 23rd
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
Rhythms Ballroom 7:55 AM - 8:00 AM President's Remarks
Session 9 Neuro Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Five Medicines that Can Blind Your Patients - Andrew Lee, MD
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Thyroid Eye Disease - Amanda D. Henderson, MD
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Developing Practice-Wide Guidelines and Protocols for Dry Eye Disease - Joaquin de Rojas, MD
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Premium IOLs in Imperfect Eyes - Michael Snyder, MD
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Urgencies in Ophthalmology, A General Overview - Hilary A. Beaver, MD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Restroom Break
Session 10 Retina Presiding Officer
Rhythms Ballroom 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Oculis Diamond Trial for DME - Carl Danzig
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Disparities and Diabetic Retinopathy - Matthew Cunningham, MD
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Improving Outcomes in Patients with RVO: Tailoring Treatment - Carl Danzig
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Intravitreal Gene Therapy Using ADVM-022 - Michael Singer, MD
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Q&A
Rhythms Ballroom 12:00:00 PM Closing
Thursday, Feb 20th

Waterbury Foyer

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Registration

Mr. Oso

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

Superhero Soiree

Friday, Feb 21st

Waterbury Foyer

6:30 AM - 7:55 AM

Registration

6:45 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Waterbury/Lagniappe

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 1 - Retina - Presiding Officer-

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:15AM

Retinal Imaging in 2025 - Matthew Cunningham, MD

8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

OCT Interpretation for the Busy Provider - Matthew Cunningham, MD

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Treatment Protocols and Updates - Matthew Cunningham, MD

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Ocular Tumor Review - Matthew Cunningham, MD

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Q&A - Drs. Cunningham and Danzig

Waterbury/Lagniappe

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 2 - Anterior Segment - Presiding Officer-

Rhythms Ballroom

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Introducing the Light Adjustable Lens and LAL+ - Priya Mathews, MD

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Managing the Panoply of Premium IOLs - Michael Snyder, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Introducing a New Trifocal/EDOF Lens- The Odyssey - Priya Mathews, MD

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Update on Secondary Intraocular Lenses - Matthew Cunningham, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

What to Do with the Unhappy(Premium IOL?) Patient - Michael Snyder, MD

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Vitrectomy for Visually Significant Floaters - Matthew Cunningham, MD

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Roundtable: Tips/Tricks to Minimize Post Malcontent - Drs. Cunningham, Mathews, and Snyder

Borgne

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

Session 3 - Neuro - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Five Easy Steps in Evaluating Unexplained Visual Loss - Andrew Lee, MD

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Optic Neuritis: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Andrew Lee, MD

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Typical and Atypical Optic Neuritis - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Five Neuroimaging Studies Every Ophthalmologist Needs to Know - Andrew Lee, MD

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Q&A - Drs. Henderson and Lee

Waterbury/Lagniappe

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 4 - Retina - Presiding Officer-

Rhythms Ballroom

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Aviceda Trial for Dry Eye AMD - Carl Danzig, MD

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

GA… Who to Treat? A Case Series - Carl Danzig, MD

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Ocular Therapeutix SOL Trial… TKI's for Wet AMD - Carl Danzig, MD

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4DMT Gene Therapy for Wet AMD - Carl Danzig, MD

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Combination Therapy for DME - Michael Singer, MD

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Roundtable: New Treatment Modalities: Promise vs. Mirage Photobiomodulation - Drs. Cunningham and Danzig

Nottoway

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Workshop: Lessons Learned from Glaucoma Claims: Closing the Loop, Medical Record Amendments, and Comanagement Guidance- Hans K. Bruhn

Roux Bistro

5:30 - 8:00 PM

President's Reception

Saturday, Feb 22nd

Waterbury Foyer

6:30 AM - 7:55 AM

Registration

6:45 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Waterbury/Lagniappe

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibit Hall

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 5

Anterior Segment

Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Corneal Crosslinking for Keratoconus and Post-LASIK Ectasia - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Iris Prosthesis: the Six Techniques that Cover Every Case - Michael Snyder, MD

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Surgical Management of Fuchs Dystrophy and Corneal Edema - Priya Mathews, MD

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

A Novel Quick-Set Temporary Keratoprosthesis: Making Lemons into Lemonade - Michael Snyder, MD

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Diagnosis of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Treatment of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease - Priya Mathews, MD

Waterbury/Lagniappe

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 6 - Neuro - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Giant Cell Arteritis - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Five Diagnoses You Cannot Afford to Miss - Andrew Lee, MD

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Toxic/Nutritional Optic Neuropathy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

11:00 AM - 11:15 PM

Five Visual Field Rules: How to Not Miss the Brain Tumor - Andrew Lee, MD

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Third Nerve Palsy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Sixth Nerve Palsy - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Roundtable: Functional Vision Loss- When and Where Does the Buck Stop - Drs. Lee and Henderson

Borgne

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

Session 7 - Retina - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Management of Retinal Detachments - Matthew Cunningham, MD

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Real World Studies on Steroids - Michael Singer, MD

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Heads Up 3D Visualization in Vitreoretinal Surgery - Matthew Cunningham, MD

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

IOP in Real Life Studies for Steroids - Michael Singer, MD

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Real World Studies for AMD and DME - Michael Singer, MD

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Vasculitis after Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Q&A - Drs. Cunningham and Singer

Waterbury/Lagniappe

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Break and Visit the Exhibits

Session 8 - Anterior Segment - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Incorporating Practice-Wide Protocols for Light Adjustable Lens (Including Co-Managed Care) - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

4:00 pm - 4:15 PM

Nanophthalmos, Scleral Windows, and IZH: Managing the Tiny Eye While Avoiding Effusions and Malignant Glaucoma - Michael Snyder, MD

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

The Latest in LASIK and PRK - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Iris Extirpation, Iris Prosthesis, and Endothelial Keratoplasty: A New Paradigm for "Doomed" Transplants - Michael Snyder, MD

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Introducing the EVO ICL: An Alternative to LASIK - Priya Mathews, MD

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Cool Complex Cataracts- Trauma! - Michael Snyder, MD

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Round Table: Risk Benefits Alternatives: Pros and Cons of Combined vs Staged Surgery - Drs. De Rojas, Snyder and Mathews

Nottoway

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Workshop Resident Poster Presentations

Roux Bistro

7:00:00 PM

Speakers' Dinner

Sunday, Feb 23rd

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Rhythms Ballroom

7:55 AM - 8:00 AM

President's Remarks

Session 9 - Neuro - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Five Medicines that Can Blind Your Patients - Andrew Lee, MD

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Thyroid Eye Disease - Amanda D. Henderson, MD

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Developing Practice-Wide Guidelines and Protocols for Dry Eye Disease - Joaquin de Rojas, MD

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Premium IOLs in Imperfect Eyes - Michael Snyder, MD

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Urgencies in Ophthalmology, A General Overview - Hilary A. Beaver, MD

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Restroom Break

Session 10 - Retina - Presiding Officer

Rhythms Ballroom

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Oculis Diamond Trial for DME - Carl Danzig

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Disparities and Diabetic Retinopathy - Matthew Cunningham, MD

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Improving Outcomes in Patients with RVO: Tailoring Treatment - Carl Danzig

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Intravitreal Gene Therapy Using ADVM-022 - Michael Singer, MD

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Q&A

Rhythms Ballroom

12:00:00 PM

Closing

2025 Tech Conference Agenda

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2025 SHERATON HOTEL
Lecture 1 8:00 - 8:30 AM How Brain Tumors Affect Vision - Amanda Henderson, MD
Lecture 2 8:30 - 9:00 AM Interpreting the Dangerous Neuro Op Visual Field for Technicians - Andrew Lee, MD
Lecture 3 9:00 - 9:30 AM Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Eye - Rebecca Metzinger, MD
9:30 - 10:00 AM BREAK AND VISIT THE EXHIBITS
Lecture 4 10:00 - 11:00 AM Perilous Pupils - Hilary Beaver, MD
Lecture 5 11:00 - 11:30 AM Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD
Lecture 6 11:30 - 12:00 PM Update on Tinted Contact Lenses - Peter R. Kastl, MD, PhD, MBA
12:00 - 1:15 PM Lunch
Lecture 7 1:15 - 1:45 PM Retinal Detachment Management - Matthew Cunningham, MD
Lecture 8 1:45 - 2:45 PM Stump the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist - Hilary Beaver, MD
Lecture 9 2:45 - 3:15 PM Ophthalmic Office Based Surgery: General Considerations - Brendon Sumich, MD
3:15 - 3:45 PM Break AND VISIT THE EXHIBITS
Lecture 10 3:45 - 4:15 PM JEOPARDY! Round - D. Anthony Mazzulla, MD
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2025 SHERATON HOTEL

Lecture 1

8:00 - 8:30 AM

How Brain Tumors Affect Vision - Amanda Henderson, MD

Lecture 2

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Interpreting the Dangerous Neuro Op Visual Field for Technicians - Andrew Lee, MD

Lecture 3

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Eye - Rebecca Metzinger, MD

9:30 - 10:00 AM

BREAK AND VISIT THE EXHIBITS

Lecture 4

10:00 - 11:00 AM

Perilous Pupils - Hilary Beaver, MD

Lecture 5

11:00 - 11:30 AM

Intravitreal Injections - Michael Singer, MD

Lecture 6

11:30 - 12:00 PM

Update on Tinted Contact Lenses - Peter R. Kastl, MD, PhD, MBA

12:00 - 1:15 PM

Lunch

Lecture 7

1:15 - 1:45 PM

Retinal Detachment Management - Matthew Cunningham, MD

Lecture 8

1:45 - 2:45 PM

Stump the Comprehensive Ophthalmologist - Hilary Beaver, MD

Lecture 9

2:45 - 3:15 PM

Ophthalmic Office Based Surgery: General Considerations - Brendon Sumich, MD

3:15 - 3:45 PM

Break AND VISIT THE EXHIBITS

Lecture 10

3:45 - 4:15 PM

JEOPARDY! Round - D. Anthony Mazzulla, MD